250 – 300 words. at least 2 references Required: Author: Manning, G. & Curtis, K. Title: The Art of Leadership Copyright Year: 2014 Edition: 5th Publisher: McGraw-Hill ISBN#: 978-0077862459 Instructions When preparing for your discussion post on this case, it is recommended that you read through it several times. Read through it the first time to familiarize yourself with the case. On the second reading, consider your assigned role in the situation, and let that guide your perspective. Look deeper at the details: facts, problems, organizational goals, objectives, policies, strategies. Next, consider the concepts, theories, tools and research you need to use to address the issues presented. Then, complete any research, analysis, calculations, or graphing to support your decisions and make recommendations. Background Information A rumor is a piece of information gathered informally that is used to interpret an ambiguous situation (Schaefer, 2004). It is an unsubstantiated ‘news’ about a subject that is spread informally by people. Like gossip, a rumor is also an unverified piece of information or story. But unlike gossips, rumors are more focused on social issues or matters that affect a group or community. Thus, if the release of some information for the employees on a specified date is delayed without prior notice from the company, rumors are expected to circulate to explain why this incident occurred. Rumors fly when employees are worried or a change is underway. Rumors often exaggerate the problem and spread misinformation. Rumors are bad for morale and often lead to lower productivity and loss of good employees. If you are a leader, you will have to deal with rumors that twist or falsify benign information. Rumors impact performance. Reference Schaefer, R. (2004). Sociology: A Brief Introduction. 6th ed. Princeton, N.J. Discussion Prompt Assume you are the President of a health care agency that is about to be sold to a competitor. What do you say to your employees? Draft a memo to your employees explaining the decision that was made. This memo should address issues that you think will concern employees the most. On an additional page, justify the decisions made in the memo, and outline your plan to motivate employees to improve performance as the agency is sold. Tasks Create a memo to employees explaining a decision to sell the organization to a competitor. Address issues of concern to employees within the memo. Justify the decisions made in the memo. Outline a plan that will motivate employees to improve performance as the agency is sold. Consult the Discussion Posting Guide for information about writing your discussion posts. Be sure to check your work and correct any spelling or grammatical errors before you post it. When you are ready to post, click on the “Create Thread” button for a new thread or “Reply” to respond to a previous post. Then, copy/paste the text from your document into the message field, and click “Submit.”

M8D1: Rumors and Performance

Create a memo to employees explaining a decision to sell the organization to a competitor.

Address issues of concern to employees within the memo.

Justify the decisions made in the memo.

Outline a plan that will motivate employees to improve performance as the agency is sold.

Memo

From:

To:

Date:

Subject: Selling the Company.

In this memo, the management wishes to put a notice of the proceeding of the company and the direction expected to take shape after the selling of the organization to our competitor. The decision has been informed by the need to improve on service delivery and quality of healthcare to the society. In the drafting of the terms of selling and purchase of the company, the employees are well catered for in the organization. Hence, the transition of management should culminate into changing of terms and conditions of employment. In order to raise the morale of the employees and smooth transition to new management, the employees shall be issued with new work-cards and a 5% stipend increase.

All employees are expected to follow the necessary protocol and maintain their professionalism to the highest degree as usual.

Yours Sincerely,

The President of the HealthCare Agency.

Justification

There is every need to provide a smooth transition of the management as it directly affects the employees’ productivity and performance. Similarly, keeping employees informed in an official capacity is critical to avoid instances of rumors and speculations (Manning & Curtis, 2014). In turn, employees ought to be assured of their plight under the new management and provide continuity of the professional level in the healthcare service provision. The terms of service and employment under the management assures the employees of continued support eliminating any chance of rumor mongering for mistreatment under the new management (Schaefer, 2004). Therefore, employees are guaranteed of great treatment and support in improving services and quality of their performance. Employees motivation is to be provided through the 5% stipend raise as an assurance of the efficiency of the new management.

References

Manning, G. & Curtis, K. (2014). The Art of Leadership. 5th Ed. McGraw-Hill. ISBN#: 978-0077862459.

Schaefer, R. (2004). Sociology: A Brief Introduction. 6th ed. Princeton, N.J.

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